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At a Glance Dakshin Dinajpur

Dakshin dinajpur
West Dinajpur District was created out of the erstwhile Dinajpur district in 1947 at the time of partition of India. The rest of the Dinajpur district is now in Bangladesh. The West Dinajpur district was enlarged in 1956 at the time of reorganization of the State with the addition of some areas of Bihar. The district was bifurcated into Uttar Dinajpurand Dakshin Dinajpur on 01.04.1992.Read More
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District Map

 

How Many Subdivisions/Blocks in DDinajpur ?

Sub-Divisions : 2 (two)
1. Balurghat (Sadar) Sub-Division.
2.Gangarampur at Buniadpur.

Blocks : 8 (Eight)
1.Balurghat
2.Hili
3.Kumarganj
4.Tapan
5.Gangarampur
6.Kushmandi
7.Banshihari
8.Harirampur


How Many Population District in Dakshin Dinajpur?
1.Male : 770335 
2.Female : 732843 
TOTAL = 15,03,178

[SC 28.78% and S.T. 16.12%]
Block-wise 
1.Balurghat : 2,28,736
2.Hili : 77,250
3.Kumarganj : 1,53,042
4.Tapan : 2,26,136
5.Gangarampur: : 2,05,540
6.Banshihari : 1,22,091
7.Kushmandi : 1,75,086
8. Harirampur : 1,24,927
Municipality-wise 

1.Balurghat Municipality : 1,35,737
2.Gangarampur Municipality : 53,533 

Educational details:

Literacy : 64.50% [Male 75.30% Female 55.10%]
SC: Male 45.72%, Female 10.06% 
ST: Male 24.42% Female 9.10%
Schools/Colleges:
1. No. of primary School : 1190
2.No. of SSK : 531
3.No. of MSK : 39
4.No. of Jr. High School : 03
5.No. of High School : 82
6.No. of Higher Secondary School : 64
7.No. of senior Madrasa : 12
8.No. of Junior Madrasa : 04
9.No of College : 04
10.No. of B-Ed College : 01
11.No. of Law College : 01
12.No. of ITI : 01
13.No. of NCLP School : 40
14.No. of CEC : 532
14.No. of NCEC : 39
15.No. of public Library : 65

Rivers and Streams

1.Atrayee,
2.Tangon,
3.Punarbhava,
5.Ichamati,
6.Brahmani.

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